Nick Pelling

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Nick Pelling is a British-born computer programmer and investigative writer^[2] best known as the creator of the 1984 game Frak!.^[1]

• Arcadians (1982) (unofficial version of Galaxian)
• Zalaga (1983) (unofficial version of Galaga)
• Frak! (1984)
• Firetrack (1987)
• Sharkey's 3D Pool (1989)
• 3D Pocket Pool (2001)

• Bangkok Knights (1987)
• Shinobi (1989)
• Loopz (1990)
• Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1993)
• The Simpsons: Bartman Meets Radioactive Man (1993)
• The Pagemaster (1994)
• Mortal Kombat II (1994)
• Wolverine: Adamantium Rage (1994)
• Primal Rage (1995)
• Batman Forever (1995)
• The X-Files Game (1999)
• In Cold Blood (2000)
• Street Fighter Alpha 3 (2002)
• Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer (2002)
• Championship Manager 5 (2005)
• Buzz!: The Music Quiz (2005)
• Buzz!: The BIG Quiz (2006)
• Buzz!: The Mega Quiz (2007)
• Buzz!: The Hollywood Quiz (2007)
• Soldiers of Fortune (2013)

• Duke Nukem 3D (1997, PlayStation)

• Dandy (1986, Commodore 64) in the capacity of '11th hour Software Salvage'
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990, Commodore 64)
• Battle Master (1991, Sega Genesis)
• Wing Commander (1992, AmigaOS)
• Dangerous Streets & Wing Commander (1994, Amiga CD32)

Pelling published an article in the British magazine History Today, supporting a previous attribution of the invention of the telescope to a Gerundian named Joan Roget in 1590^[3][4] and published a 2006 book on the Voynich manuscript, claiming it was written by 15th century North Italian architect Antonio Averlino (also known as "Filarete").^[5]

• Pelling, Nicholas John (2006). The Curse of the Voynich: The Secret History of the World's Most Mysterious Manuscript. Compelling Press. ISBN 0-9553160-0-6.^[2]

• Pelling's website
• Pelling's Cipher Mysteries website